iosr-JMCE   Volume-15 ~ Issue-2 ~ Mar-Apr 2018

Abstract: Total road network in India is about 3.3 million km, from which 65% is carried by freight & 85& by passenger traffic. Annual growth of road traffic is about 7-10 % & population of vehicle is growing at rate of 12% per year. Road Safety Audit (RSA) recognizes & provides possibilities for improvement in safety for all road users. RSA prevents instance of accidents or to reduce it. The motive of the study is to determine the accidents prone areas on the road from first information report, to study the road stretch & know relation accidents rates & reasons of accidents. In this project analysis of one of the major national highway of Aurangabad city will be considered, the location of interest is of Beed by pass road from Renuka Mata Kaman to T- point of Paithan road. The scope of study is to minimize accidents on the road and need for costly remedial work is reduced..

Keywords: Road Safety Audit, Road Accidents, Traffic, First Investigation Report, Inspection, Median.

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[2]. Hitesh Kumar, Mrs. Monika, "Research Paper on the Road Safety Audit & A Case Study on Kaithal-Kurukshtra Road Haryana", India 2017
[3]. Mazher Sayed, Sumedh Mhaske, GIS based Road Safety Audit, 2017.
[4]. Abdul Rahoof, Bipin Kumar Singh, Road Safety Audit IN INDIA : A REVIEW, 2017.
[5]. Dr. S.S.JAIN, P.K. Singh, Dr. M Parida, Road Safety Audit for four lane national highways, 2011.

Abstract: The calcareous soil is commonly composed of calcium carbonates greater than ten percent. Generally, the calcareous soils are extensively found near the coastal areas of Egypt. Accordingly, the performance of calcareous soils is usually connected with different interdependent problems, such as crushability, compressibility, and chemical dissolving. Thus, the main goal of the present study is to explore the feasibility of applying a treatment approach in the improvement of calcareous soils toward mixing the calcareous soil with Kaolinite clay. Moreover, investigating the effect of different types of water (e.g. fresh and seawater) used in compacting the treated calcareous soil on its performance. The results have shown that the addition of Kaolinite up to 9% to the mixtures significantly decreased the optimum water content but increased the maximum dry density. Wherein, both of the decrease ratio in optimum water content and the increase ratio in maximum dry density became more significant in the.........

Key Words: Calcareous soil, CBR, Improvement, Kaolinite clay, Seawater..

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Abstract: Researchers widely used physical testing method toinvestigate the damage of cellular phone during free fall. It is always very costly, time consuming and complex. Finite element analysis is an advanced simulation tools which provide numerical models without spent so much money on physical testing methods. Drop test simulation plays asignificant role in exploring impact performances and finding weak points of a cellular phone at design stage since actual testing is expensive and time consuming.Present research work deals with the new airbag protection covers development of cellphone against free fall using advanced finite element analysis.Drop test simulation technique is one of the important tooluses...............

Key Words: Cellphone, FEA, LS-Dyna, Airbag, Drop Test.

[1]. Anders Harrysson, drop test simulation of cellular phone, Master's thesis, 2003.
[2]. Kim J.G. & Park Y.K. (2004), "Experimental Verification of Drop/Impact Simulation for a CellularPhone." Society for Experimental Mechanics, vol. 44.
[3]. Liu W., & Li H., (2011) "IMPACT ANALYSIS OF A CELLULAR PHONE," 4th ANSA & μETAInternational Conference, June 1-3 2011.
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Abstract: The fact remains that housing has been universally acknowledged as the second most important human need after food. It has been of perennial interest to the world at large since its availability touches on one of the widest spectrum of human existence. Sandcrete blocks as building materials have become so popular in many parts of Africa that although similar to bricks in many respects, they both deserve to be treated separately. It is therefore worthy of note that for an engineer to select one of these materials (block and brick), the fitness or suitability of the chosen materials for the purposed structure must be considered.Tests carried out in this research include sieve analysis, Atterberg's limit tests (Liquid limit and plastic limit) were carried out on the materials (sand andlaterite)to be able to ascertain certain of their properties for their intended use. About ten pieces each of sandcrete block and burnt bricks were prepared for the study and density and compressive strength tests were carried out on them. Findings............

Key Words: Sandcrete blocks, Burnt bricks, Density, Compressive Strength and Sustainability.

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